Milhaud's "Sacred Service"
Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974) Sabbath Morning Service Prague Philharmonic Choir; Czech Philharmonic; Gerard Schwarz, cond. Naxos 8.559409
John Birge
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Composers Datebook®
Reminding you that all music was once new ® • with host John Birge
Composers Datebook for May 18, 2019
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Ned Rorem for eleven
Ned Rorem (b. 1923) Eleven Studies for Eleven Players New York Chamber Ensemble; Stephen Rogers Radcliffe, cond. Albany 175
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Smetana and the National Theatre in Prague
Bedrich Smetana Act I Prelude and opening chorus,. fr "Dalibor" Prague National Theatre Orchestra and Chorus; Zdenek Kosler, cond. Supraphon SU0077-2 632
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Jerod Tate's "Children's Songs"
Jerod Tate (b. 1968) Taloowa' Chipota (Children's Songs) Minnesota Boy Choir Hal Leonard 00119300 (sheet music)
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Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever!" March
John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932) The Stars and Stripes Forever Royal Artillery Band;Keith Brion, cond. Naoxs 8.559093
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New York "novelties" by Liszt et. al.
Schubert arr. Franz Liszt Wanderer Fantasy Leslie Howard, piano; Budapest Symphony; Karl Anton Rickenbacher, cond. Hyperion 67403
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Darryl Brenzel's "Rewrite" of "The Rite of Spring"
Darryl Brenzel Re-(W)Rite of Spring (after Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring) Mobtown Modern Big Band; Darryl Brenzel, cond. innova CD 824
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Maazel's "Ring without Words"
Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) arr. Lorin Maazel (1930 -2014) Ring without Words Berlin Philharmonic; Lorin Maazel, cond. Telarc 80154.
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Maxwell Davies at a wedding (with sunrise)
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934 - 2016) An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise George MacIlwham, bag-pipes; Royal Philharmonic; Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, cond. Collins 1444
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Tavener's "wake up" call?
John Tavener (1944 - 2013) Wake up . . . and die Yo Yo Ma, vcl; Baltimore Symphony cellists; David Zinman, cond. Sony 62821
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About Composers Datebook®
Host John Birge presents a daily snapshot of composers past and present, with timely information, intriguing musical events and appropriate, accessible music related to each.
He has been hosting, producing and performing classical music for more than 25 years. Since 1997, he has been hosting on Minnesota Public Radio's Classical Music Service. He played French horn for the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra and performed with them on their centennial tour of Europe in 1995. He was trained at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music and Interlochen Arts Academy.